its a lot better since i stop taking advice from people that presume to know something about bar crossing- you put me in that position and in the end it was i at the helm that did what i could to stop catastophy at the last minute! its great how the jbs will plane on its gunnel!- my advise to anybody now is only listen to navigational direction from people! don't take boat handling method tips from someone who don't know what your boats strenghts and weaknesses are, ultimately karma does prevail- dude!